Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-30


DR.. McGlynn's old parishioners at New
York gave him $1,000 as Christmas
present.
An esteemed contemporary figures out
that there will be six eclipses next year
three of the sun, two of the moon and
one of the Democratic party.
Senator Edmunds the other day intro
duced bill appropriating $4,000 in aid
of home for disabled volunteer soldiers
in this State. 1t was referred to the
committee on military affairs.
The American Law Review says that
= the accepting of free passes by judges
does not, under ordinary circumstances,
differ in any respect from the acceptance
of bribes from litigants."
The steamer Great Eastern has been
sold for $50, 800 to dealer in metals and
will be broken up for the material she
contains. She was too big for any ordi-
nary use and has been a source of loss to
every one who has owned her.
Tuesday, the storm extending from ST.
Paul to Kansas City. At st. Paul the
thermometer got Is degrees below zero
and at Kansas City ten below. Wednes-
day, too, low temperatures were reported
from that region.
Another revolution is imminent in the
Sandwich islands. all because the king
exercised the veto power granted him by
the new constitution. Probably more
depraved and useless monarch than he is
doesn't exist, but the reason given for
the commotion isn't very good.
Senator Sherman writes to political
club in Ohio that he will do all in his
power to defeat the confirmation of Mr..
Lamar as associate Justice of the United
States supreme court, but adds: II re-
greet to say, however. that | fear my
efforts will be unsuccessful.
If the Republican national club organ
ization can succeed in supplying the driv-
ing wheel which is so much needed, it
may play an important part in the future
politics of the country. If, on the con-
trary, it should be devoted to personal or
petty ambitions, it will do immensely
more harm than good San Francisco
Bulletin.
The town of Barton at special meet
ing the other day instructed its select
men to build four snow rollers for the
winter breaking of roads. The plan of
rolling roads in the snow instead of plow-
ing them is new in Vermont, but is said
to be practicable and cheap.
Ex-Secretary Daniel Manning, whose
death occurred at Albany on Saturday,
was the most astute politician in Mr..
Cleveland's cabinet. Though an ardent
partisan, he was capable and honest. His
connection with the Albany Argus began
in early life, when he entered the office
as an errand boy, and he was editor-in-
chief when made secretary of the treas
ury.
The threatened coal famine in Kansas
has been averted. Gloomy reports of
destitution were sent from there last
week, but later advices are more en-
couraging. 1t seems that the population
has spread very rapidly of late in the
western part of the State and hence it is
difficult to get coal out there fast enough
to supply the demand. Then, too, the
corn crop, which has furnished fuel when
other was lacking, was partial failure
this year.
The recent decision of the State SUI
preme court is putting damper on one
phase of the, liquor business. Editor
Camp of the Newport Express has re-
ceived a circular setting forth the merits
of the liquor a city concern has for sale,
with this appendix: Sowing to refusal
of express company to receive goods to
your State billed c. o. D., we are COM
PEELED to have all orders prepaid before
shipping same
The American Wool Reporter is of the
opinion that one result of the Presidents
message has been to extinguish the al
legged antagonism between the National
association of wool manufacturers and
the National association of wool-grow-
ers, which had been smoldering for four
years past. and thinks that this will prob
ably be clearly apparent when the confer
ence between representatives of the two
interests take place at Washington,
Jan. 8.